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Veracruz Secretary of Health Waiting for Patria Covid-19 Vaccine from Federal Government

The Secretary of Health in the entity, Guadalupe Díaz del Castillo Flores, announced that they are waiting for the federation to send the first batch of the Patria vaccine against Covid-19 to be able to begin its application.

Interviewee explained that there is still no date for reception because this depends on the federal Ministry of Health. “We are waiting for determinations at the federal level to know when they are going to administer a batch to us, we are at the expense of what the federal government determines.”

The official said that the Abdalá vaccine against Covid-19 is currently being applied since it has authorizations to be administered.

“We are applying the Abdalá vaccine, which is a vaccine that has three studies to be applied as an emergency vaccine, has authorization from Cofepris and is a safe vaccine that protects us against serious infections and death from covid” .

When does the vaccination campaign begin in Veracruz

Regarding vaccination against respiratory diseases, he said that the campaign will be active until March 31 and insisted that, although this is the period of greatest contagion, the cases are within the expected parameters.

“We continue to vaccinate, the winter vaccination season ends until March 31, so we continue to offer vaccination against Covid, influenza and pneumococcus in all health centers in the entity. Viral respiratory infections are at their highest transmission point; However, all situations are within the expected parameters for this year,” he said.

The vaccination campaign for the 2023-2024 winter season will begin on October 16 and end on March 31, 2024. The goal was to have progress equal to or greater than 70 percent in coverage nationwide by December 29, 2023. and 100 percent at the termination date.

The conclusion of the campaign may be subject to the timely supply of the vaccine, indicates the federal Ministry of Health.

2024-02-10 21:31:11
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